Jacob BETTEZ
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Born: 9 August 1733 in Switzerland
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jacob married Catherine LAMBERT abt. 1762 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Catherine LAMBERT was born 30 November 1737 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Catherine died 3 October 1766 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Catherine was the child of Paul LAMBERT dit ST-PAUL and Françoise LABERGE.
Jacob married (2) Geneviève LAPARÉ abt. 1768 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Geneviève LAPARÉ was born 7 April 1754 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Geneviève died 19 April 1799 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Geneviève was the child of Elie LAPARÉ and Marguerite MAILLOUX (MAILLOU) dite DESMOULINS.
Jacob BETTEZ died 21 September 1807 in Yamachiche, Lower Canada .
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Occupation
Recorded occupation: Marchand, puis aubergiste
A marchand, or merchant, was a trader who sold a specific type of merchandise or product. Merchants handled most of the supply and distribution of products that came from Europe.Source: tfcq.ca
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.
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Spouse & Children of Jacob BETTEZ
Marriage date: abt. 1762
Marriage place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada
Catherine LAMBERT was the child of Paul LAMBERT dit ST-PAUL and Françoise LABERGE
Children of Jacob BETTEZ and Catherine LAMBERT
Died: 13 September 1837, Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Lower Canada
Marriage date: abt. 1768
Marriage place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Geneviève LAPARÉ was the child of Elie LAPARÉ and Marguerite MAILLOUX (MAILLOU) dite DESMOULINS
Children of Jacob BETTEZ and Geneviève LAPARÉ
Died: 1 July 1834, Yamachiche, Lower Canada
Died: 8 November 1852, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East
Died: 29 December 1858, Yamachiche, Canada East
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9 August 1733
Switzerland
1765 Birth of ChildGeorges-Jacob BETTEZ was born 16 May 1765, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)
Jacob was 31 years old.
Catherine LAMBERT died 3 October 1766, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)
1768 Birth of ChildMarie-Elisabeth BETTEZ was born 7 December 1768, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)
Jacob was 35 years old.
1777 Birth of ChildLouis-Jacob BETTEZ was born 7 May 1777, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)
Jacob was 43 years old.
The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
Marie-Elisabeth BETTEZ married 2 July 1787, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Guillaume Alexis DUPONT dit FLAMANT
1791 Birth of ChildDaniel BETTEZ was born 16 June 1791, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)
Jacob was 57 years old.
Georges-Jacob BETTEZ married 16 June 1791, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Angelique PAQUET
Jeanne BETTEZ married 29 January 1793, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Gaspard GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE
Geneviève LAPARÉ died 19 April 1799, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)
Louis-Jacob BETTEZ married 26 December 1804, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers) to Catherine LAMOTHE
21 September 1807
Yamachiche, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 74.
Record added: 2/25/2017 1:13:04 PM
Last updated: 12/15/2023 12:50:28 AM
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